May 12th, 1865

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What happened on May 12th, 1865?

May 12th, 1865

American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmito_Ranch

What else happened on May 12th?

May 12th, 2008

In Postville, Iowa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the largest-ever raid of a workplace and arrested nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.

May 12th, 1998

Four students were shot and killed by Indonesian soldiers at Trisakti University in Jakarta, which led to widespread riots and the resignation of President Suharto nine days later.

May 12th, 1975

The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial waters.

May 12th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action of the war for the Australian Army.

May 12th, 1967

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the critically acclaimed and widely influential debut album Are You Experienced.

May 12th, 1948

The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ended cooperation on the matter.

May 12th, 1941

German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audience of scientists in Berlin.

May 12th, 1938

During an exercise to demonstrate air power, United States Army Air Corps bomber aircraft intercepted the Italian ocean liner SS Rex (pictured) 620 nautical miles (1,100 km) off the US Atlantic coast.

May 12th, 1932

Nazi deputies assaulted journalist Helmuth Klotz in the German parliament building after he publicized the homosexuality of a senior Nazi politician.

May 12th, 1888

North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.

May 12th, 1881

Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French protectorate.

May 12th, 1863

American Civil War: The Confederates were routed in the Battle of Raymond, a small battle that had an inordinately large impact on the Vicksburg campaign.

May 12th, 1846

The Donner Party, an American pioneer group which became known for resorting to cannibalism when they became trapped in the Sierra Nevada, left Independence, Missouri, for California.

May 12th, 1743

War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after Austrian forces drove French troops from the territory.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 12th

Same year
Born in 1865

70

Rudyard Kipling

English writer and poet (1865–1936)

*December 30th, 1865, Mumbai †January 18th, 1936, London

73

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

*June 13th, 1865, Sandymount †January 28th, 1939, Menton

78

Pieter Zeeman

Dutch physicist (1865–1943)

*May 25th, 1865, Zonnemaire †October 9th, 1943, Amsterdam

70

George V

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1865–1936)

*June 3rd, 1865, Marlborough House †January 20th, 1936, Sandringham House

97

Max Fabiani

Architect

*April 29th, 1865, Kobdilj †August 18th, 1962, Gorizia

68

Firmin Gémier

French actor and theatre director

*February 21st, 1865, Aubervilliers †November 26th, 1933, Paris

44

Clyde Fitch

American playwright (1865-1909)

*May 2nd, 1865, Elmira †September 4th, 1909, Châlons-en-Champagne

66

Minnie Maddern Fiske

American actress, playwright, and editor

*December 19th, 1865, New Orleans †February 15th, 1932, New York City

88

Josef Fischer

German professional road bicycle racer (1865-1953)

*January 20th, 1865, Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut †March 3rd, 1953, Munich

83

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason

British writer (1865-1948)

*May 7th, 1865, Dulwich †November 22nd, 1948, London

72

Erich Ludendorff

German Army officer (1865–1937)

*April 9th, 1865, Kruszewnia †December 20th, 1937, Munich

66

Carl Nielsen

Danish composer

*June 9th, 1865, Sortelung †October 3rd, 1931, Copenhagen

87

Sven Hedin

Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)

*February 19th, 1865, Stockholm †November 26th, 1952, Stockholm

64

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Austrian chemist (1865-1929)

*April 1st, 1865, Vienna †September 23rd, 1929, Göttingen

74

Philipp Scheidemann

German politician (1865–1939)

*July 26th, 1865, Kassel †November 29th, 1939, Copenhagen

69

Paul Dukas

French composer (1865–1935)

*October 1st, 1865, 1st arrondissement of Paris †May 17th, 1935, Paris

61

Ferdinand I of Romania

King of Romania (1865-1927; ruled 1914-1927)

*August 24th, 1865, Sigmaringen †July 20th, 1927, Sinaia

46

Valentin Serov

Russian painter (1865–1911)

*January 7th, 1865, Saint Petersburg †November 22nd, 1911, Moscow

87

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg

President of Finland (1865-1952)

*January 28th, 1865, Suomussalmi †September 22nd, 1952, Helsinki

49

Edith Cavell

British nurse (1865-1915)

*December 4th, 1865, Swardeston †October 12th, 1915, Schaerbeek

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1865 is a normal year and no leap year.

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